2012 Turkmenistan presidential election

none Turkmenistan presidential 2007 Turkmenistan presidential election 2007 2017 Turkmenistan presidential election 2017 12 February 2012 2,987,324 96.70% Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 2012-09-11.jpg Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 2,806,265 97.14% 3x4.svg Annageldi Ýazmyradow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 1.07% Turkmenistan_Presidential_Election_(1992,_2007,_2012,_2017).svg Results by region President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party of Turkmenistan Presidential elections were held in Turkmenistan on 12 February 2012.https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan_sets_presidential_election_date/24287740.html Turkmenistan Sets Election Date RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty They were Turkmenistan's fourth presidential elections and decided who would be the country's president for the next five years. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow won with 97% of the vote. Candidates Official Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, incumbent President of Turkmenistanhttp://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/no-surprise-at-polls-in-turkmenistan/453009.html No Surprise at Polls in Turkmenistan The Moscow Times Rejep Bazarow, deputy head of the Daşoguz Provincehttp://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/election-rivals-hail-turkmen-leader/451272.html Election Rivals Hail Turkmen Leader The Moscow Times Kakageldi Abdullaýew, Governor of the Türkmenbaşy District Gurbanmämmet Mollaniýazow, manager of Türkmennebit Annageldi Orazberdiýewiç Ýazmyradow, Water Minister Esendurdy Gaýypow, head of Lebapgurluşyk production association Saparmyrat Batyrow, director of the Gökdepe textile mill Ýarmuhammet Orazgulyýew, Deputy Energy and Industry Minister https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen_president_registers_for_election/24442383.html Turkmen President Registers For Election RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty All of them are members of Turkmenistan's only political party, the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.https://www.rferl.org/a/candidates_nominated_in_turkmen_presidential_race/24427823.html Turkmen Presidential Nominations Made RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Declared interest Nurmuhammet Hanamow, leader of the exiled Republican Party of Turkmenistanhttp://www.gundogar.org/?02480511522000000000000011000000 Гундогар :: Республиканская партия Туркменистана готова участвовать в выборах www.gundogar.org Denied Aina Abayeva, English teacher nominated by the Civil Society Movement. Her request to participate was rejected because the organisation that nominated her was an unregistered NGO. Its lack of legal status meant that it did not have the authority to make such a nomination.http://www.gundogar.org/?02200512009000000000000013000000 Гундогар :: Opponents Float Proposals President Might Like www.gundogar.org Campaign Campaigning started in October 2011.https://www.turkmenistan.ru/ru/articles/36548.html В Туркменистане стартовала предвыборная президентская кампания - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru www.turkmenistan.ru During the campaign many of the candidates running against the incumbent president expressed their support for him, thus giving rise to suspicions that his victory was more or less guaranteed. According to an expert from the Chatham House, "the vote [was] a democratic sham" and an example of "faux democracy".https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/13/turkmenistan-president-wins-election Turkmenistan president wins re-election with 97% of vote 13 February 2012 The Guardian Associated Press Results Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow Democratic Party 2806265 97.14 Annageldi Ýazmyradow Democratic Party 1.07 Ýarmuhammet Orazgulyýew Democratic Party 1.02 Rejep Bazarow Democratic Party 0.28 Saparmyrat Batyrow Democratic Party 0.19 Kakageldi Abdullaýew Democratic Party 0.16 Gurbanmämmet Mollaniýazow Democratic Party 0.08 Esendurdy Gaýypow Democratic Party 0.06 2888887 2987324 Tass, Turkmenistan Info References Turkmenistan Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Turkmenistan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:February 2012 in Asia